Larry Nance Jr. seems to be a Lonzo Ball connoisseur, if you will. During an appearance on “The HoopsHype Podcast” with Alex Kennedy, the high-flying forward shared his appreciation not only for the Los Angeles Lakers rookie’s basketball skills, but also the 20-year-old’s hip-hop precocity.

“He makes the game so easy–not just for me, but for everybody,” Nance Jr. said. “And it seems so simple because he just always makes the right pass.”

That knack, Nance Jr. explained, doesn’t come easily to most, let alone naturally. But Zo has a way of sharing his talent with his teammates just by moving the ball.

“When he starts making his passes and kicking it ahead to different guys, it’s contagious,” Nance Jr. said. “Having him in the game just makes everybody so much more unselfish.”

It also fuels the Lakers’ fastbreak attack. According to NBA.com, L.A. has averaged 104.68 possessions per game with Ball on the floor and 101.48 when he sits.

“When we play a team that’s significantly older than us or really anyone, for that matter, since we’re one of the youngest teams in the league, we go, especially when Zo is out there. We push the break and try to make it an exhausting night for whoever we’re playing.”

The Lakers have gotten back to that style of play over their four-game winning streak without Ball—including their 33-point night in transition against the Chicago Bulls on Friday—thanks to a redoubling of efforts on the defensive end.

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“Our offense suffers a little bit without him; therefore, you have to pick it up on the other end of the court,” Nance Jr. explained. “Lately, we’ve really just been buying in on the defensive end and locking in there.”

That’s the kind of flow into which Lonzo should have no trouble reintegrating himself once his sore left knee heals up. Until then, the Lakers’ best bet to bask in Ball’s abilities is to hand him a mic and let him spit rhymes in preparation for his first live concert this summer in Lithuania, where LaVar, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are currently cementing the family’s international celebrity.